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USGS HVO Kīlauea Status Report — Ground deformation and earthquake activity continues beneath Kīlauea summit region, Island of Hawai‘i

USGS HVO Kīlauea Status Report — Ground deformation and earthquake activity continues beneath Kīlauea summit region, Island of Hawai‘i

Ground deformation in Kīlauea’s south summit region continues, though at a rate slightly lower than the rates seen in the first intrusive pulse...

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USGS HVO Kīlauea Status Report — Ground deformation and earthquake activity continues beneath Kīlauea summit region, Island of Hawai‘i

USGS HVO Kīlauea Status Report — Ground deformation and earthquake activity continues beneath Kīlauea summit region, Island of Hawai‘i

Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. However, intrusive activity that began on August 23 continues south of Kīlauea caldera. Starting on the evening of...

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USGS HVO Information Statement —HVO Kilauea YELLOW/ADVISORY - Renewed earthquake and deformation activity at Kīlauea summit region, Island of Hawai‘i

USGS HVO Information Statement —HVO Kilauea YELLOW/ADVISORY - Renewed earthquake and deformation activity at Kīlauea summit region, Island of Hawai‘i

The US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) detected a resumption in earthquake activity and ground deformation beneath the south...

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Volcano Watch — New Kīlauea Summit Intrusion Draws Comparison to Past Activity

Volcano Watch — New Kīlauea Summit Intrusion Draws Comparison to Past Activity

Late Monday afternoon, earthquake activity picked up at Kīlauea’s summit.  At about 1:30 a.m. HST on Tuesday, that activity intensified, and it became...

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USGS HVO Volcanic Activity Notice — Kīlauea ORANGE/WATCH status change to YELLOW/ADVISORY

USGS HVO Volcanic Activity Notice — Kīlauea ORANGE/WATCH status change to YELLOW/ADVISORY

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is lowering the Volcano Alert Level/Aviation Color Code for Kīlauea from WATCH/ORANGE to...

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USGS HVO Information Statement —Potential for Kīlauea volcano eruption diminished, Island of Hawai‘i

USGS HVO Information Statement —Potential for Kīlauea volcano eruption diminished, Island of Hawai‘i

Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Over the past 24 hours, earthquake activity and ground deformation levels have decreased in the area beneath the...

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USGS HVO Volcanic Activity Notice — Kīlauea YELLOW/ADVISORY status change to ORANGE/WATCH

USGS HVO Volcanic Activity Notice — Kīlauea YELLOW/ADVISORY status change to ORANGE/WATCH

The US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is raising the volcano alert level/aviation color code for Kīlauea from Advisory/Yellow to Watch...

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USGS HVO Information Statement —Kīlauea summit south caldera earthquake swarm, Island of Hawai‘i

USGS HVO Information Statement —Kīlauea summit south caldera earthquake swarm, Island of Hawai‘i

Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. The US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has detected an increase in earthquake activity beneath the...

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Volcano deformation: What and why?

Volcano deformation: What and why?

The ground surface at Yellowstone goes up and down.  Since 2015 the caldera has been going down at a rate of about 2–3 cm—about 1 inch—per year, but...

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Volcano Watch — ‘Ailā‘au—the largest subaerial Kīlauea lava flow

Volcano Watch — ‘Ailā‘au—the largest subaerial Kīlauea lava flow

The 2018 lower East Rift Zone and 35-year-long Puʻuʻōʻō eruptions of Kīlauea had large impacts on the Puna District. Many residents were deeply...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Mauna Loa – August 19, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Mauna Loa – August 19, 2021

HVO scientists collect high-precision Global Positioning System (GPS) data to assess hazards and understand evolving processes at Mauna Loa.

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – August 19, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – August 19, 2021

HVO scientists collect high-precision Global Positioning System (GPS) data to assess hazards and understand evolving processes at Kīlauea.

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